Bus Drivers’ Strike
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Workers mobilize for rights in South Africa, the US and the UK
In this week’s episode, we will look at three strikes organized by essential workers in South Africa, the United States and the United Kingdom.
London bus drivers go on strike protesting pay cuts
Bus drivers at the bus service operator RATP in London protested the company’s attempt to implement pay cuts in the garb of the COVID-19 crisis that could see some of the drivers lose up to 2,500 Pounds (3039.57 USD) a year
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
